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Tuesday, April 5, 2022

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Cowboy football practice canceled due to flu outbreak Oklahoma State’s spring practice on Monday was canceled due to a minor flu outbreak inside the program.

Sam Hutchens Assistant Sports Editor On Monday, practice was not deemed worth the risk. “We had to cancel practice today,” football coach Mike Gundy said. “We had a little Type A flu on several players. We didn’t want to take a chance on spreading it.” Six Cowboys have it, and though Gundy said

they are feeling well and it isn’t serious, he did not want to take any risks. “None of it was COVID looking or feeling,” Gundy said. “It’s just Type A flu. But it can be very contagious. We can get it under control in 36 hours in most cases with these guys. But if we go over here (in the Sherman E. Smith Center to practice) and end up with 15 more then it’s not a very smart move.” Most teams in the Big 12 are no longer frequently COVID testing players. “I think COVID testing in the Big 12 has faded out,” Gundy said. “I haven’t kept up with it. Our medical people do it. But I think it faded out about a month ago.” Gundy said his players are more aware of sickness than they used to be because of the pandemic. “If it wasn’t for COVID, they would probably

be practicing today and not find out until tomorrow,” Gundy said. “It’s just the way they are. Now, any time they start to feel sick they go get checked right away, which I guess is a good thing.” The Cowboys will make up the practice in the last week of spring football. “We’re not trying to get ready to play a game Saturday anyway,” Gundy said. “If we were getting ready to play a game Saturday, unfortunately we’d have to send them all home and we’d have to practice and do the best we can. But now we have the luxury of not going over there (to practice).”

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